Stroke
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Citation:
Gaillard F, Sharma R, Abed Al Aal A, et al. Stroke. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 15 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-7975
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7975
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At the time the article was last revised Frank Gaillard had the following disclosures:
- Biogen Australia Pty Ltd, Investigator-Initiated Research Grant for CAD software in multiple sclerosis: finished Oct 2021 (past)
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Systems:
Synonyms:
- CVA
- Cerebrovascular accident
- Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
- Cerebrovascular event
- Cerebrovascular events
- Cerebrovascular accidents
A stroke is a clinical diagnosis that refers to a sudden onset focal neurological deficit of presumed vascular origin.
Stroke is generally divided into two broad categories 1,2:
- ischemic stroke (87%)
- hemorrhagic stroke (13%)
Terminology
The term "stroke" is ambiguous and care must be taken to ensure that precise terminology is used. This is particularly the case for "hemorrhagic stroke" which although is often used synonymously with intracerebral hemorrhage, has a broader definition to many authors and organizations to also include subarachnoid hemorrhage 1. Additionally, "hemorrhagic stroke" can easily be confused with "hemorrhagic transformation of an ischemic stroke". An argument has been made to abandon the term "hemorrhagic stroke" entirely 3.
References
- 1. Sacco R, Kasner S, Broderick J et al. An Updated Definition of Stroke for the 21st Century. Stroke. 2013;44(7):2064-89. doi:10.1161/str.0b013e318296aeca - Pubmed
- 2. Benjamin E, Virani S, Callaway C et al. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2018 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2018;137(12):e67-e492. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000558 - Pubmed
- 3. Aftab M, Salman M. Time to Discontinue Use of the Term “Hemorrhagic Stroke”. (2019) American Journal of Neuroradiology. 40 (11): 1893. doi:10.3174/ajnr.A6240 - Pubmed
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Cases:
- Bacterial meningitis with subdural empyema and acute lacunar infarcts
- Left MCA territory acute ischemic stroke with hyperdense MCA sign
- Acute middle and posterior cerebral artery territory ischaemia
- Left ventricular thrombus with MCA embolization
- Ischaemic stroke - chronic
- Hyperdense MCA sign
- Left parietal lobe infarct - Gerstmann syndrome
- Facial colliculus syndrome
- Subacute infarct - peripherally enhancing lesion
- Dense left MCA sign with left MCA infarction
- Cerebral air embolism
- CT perfusion technical pitfall - intra-arterial injection
- Posterior cerebral artery infarct
- Atrial septal aneurysm
- Cerebral venous infarction
- Dense basilar artery
- Pericallosal ACA infarction
- PCA infarction
- Acute bilateral internal carotid artery occlusion
- Bilateral ACA infarction due to azygos ACA embolism
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- Canadian Neurological Scale
- Heidelberg bleeding classification
- NIH Stroke Scale
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- modified Rankin scale
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- collateral vessel scores
- signs
- by region
- hemispheric infarcts
- frontal lobe infarct
- parietal lobe infarct
- temporal lobe infarct
- occipital lobe infarct
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thalamic infarct
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brainstem infarct
- midbrain infarct
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- pontine infarct
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- by vascular territory
- by vessel size
- treatment options
- complications
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intracranial hemorrhage
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intra-axial hemorrhage
- signs and formulas
- ABC/2 (volume estimation)
- black hole sign
- blend sign
- cashew nut sign
- CTA spot sign
- island sign
- satellite sign
- swirl sign
- zebra sign
- by type
- by location
- signs and formulas
- extra-axial hemorrhage
- extradural hemorrhage (EDH)
- intralaminar dural hemorrhage
- subdural hemorrhage (SDH)
-
subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
- types
- complications
- grading systems
- subpial hemorrhage
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intra-axial hemorrhage
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